Westchester County police stand by outside Mount Vernon High school following a series of brawls that broke out at the school Thursday.

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A series of large brawls broke out among students at Mount Vernon High School, prompting at least two lockdowns and triggering a large police response by multiple agencies.

Officers, some wielding batons, could be seen dispersing students as far as four blocks from the building earlier this afternoon. Seven students were arrested on various charges, police said, but details were not provided.

Besides police from Mount Vernon, Harrison and Tuckahoe, New York State troopers and New York City Department of Environmental Protection police were also at the scene on California Road. In all ...